Who has the God’s authority to baptize?

Answer 1

Any Christian can baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, if he has himself received the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

Answer 2

There is no need for water baptism. The water baptism that John the Baptizer was doing was only a picture of the spirit baptism that was coming. He was only ushering in the new Covenant through Yeshua. Most people were taught they have to be baptized to be saved or just to show openly that they made a decision to accept Christ. But the baptism already takes place the moment tsomeone is born again in the spirit. John said that one was coming that would baptize with Holy Spirit and with fire. And that He who was coming was greater then he was, and that what Christ was going to do was better than water baptism. It actually took the place of water baptism. It is the washing by the Word of God. The preaching of the gospel with an annointing. When an individual here's the gospel and receives the free gift of Christ's death and resurrection, they are then washed by the Word. The water is the Word. Jesus is the Word, and the Word is living water, and the rivers of living water flows out of Christ. He is the Word. When one accepts Him, they get baptized without water.

Answer 3

Nowhere in the bible does it say that only a pastor or minister can baptize. My husband and I baptized our daughter together.

Here is something interesting that the bible says about priesthood.

Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture,

“ Behold, I lay in Zion
A chief cornerstone, elect, precious,
And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.”

....But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

1 Peter 2:4-9

Answer 4

Paul instructed Timothy to appoint Faithful Men to pass on the faith to others.

Throughout the centuries those who called themselves the Good Men, who were also called the Pure by the government church of Europe, continued baptizing just as the Apostles had. They kept the church in it's pure bridal state. Unspoiled and unblemished by the filthy world we live in.

Today their spiritual descendants continue to use the Doctrines and Practices of the first churches of the New Testament.

These are people who have been saved by their faith in Jesus Christ. They have been baptized into an old fashioned New Testament Church. They have been proven to be mature and trustworthy men within the church. They have received the Laying on of Hands by other Good Men who have their office appointed by their own Local Churches.

These Good Men, whose spiritual descendant were the Apostles are qualified to baptize according to the New Testament Model.

All others are just getting sinners all wet.

Answer 5

Anyone, even a non-believer, can Baptize in an emergency. Just pour water over the person (or sprinkle, just make sure it flows) and say the words, "I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."

Baptism is necessary for salvation, which is why anyone is allowed to do it. Now does this necessarily mean that everyone un-Baptized goes to Hell? No. There is the Baptism of Blood (martyrdom) and of Desire (in the absence of physical Baptism or the knowledge of Baptism's existence).

Praise the Lord for His mercy!

Answer 6

Jesus didn't say who has the authority, and who doesn't. I feel that the person should be either. Since baptism does not get you to heaven, but is a symbolic thing that we do to show the world that we have accepted Christ into our hearts, any fellow believer has that right. Baptism is an outward showing of what happens when you accept Christ as your personal Savior.

Answer 7

David,
Christ told HIS disciples to do so in Matthew 28:18-20. That should apply to us also once we are baptized. Have a wonderful week.
.Thanks,
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Answer 8

Actually there is the need for proper athority. That is the reason Christ sought out John the Baptist. He was the only one with athority to perform the ordinance.

When the apostles were seperated and killed that athority was lost.

There for if you find a religion today that claims the athority of God it would have had to come directly from God to man.

Answer 9

The Restoration of Truth
The Restoration of the Priesthood
Throughout time, God has given His servants, the prophets, the authority to act in His name. This authority? is called the priesthood?. Jesus Christ gave the priesthood to His original Twelve Apostles, and they directed the work of His Church after Jesus ascended to heaven. After the Apostles were killed, the priesthood gradually disappeared from the earth.

In 1829, Joseph Smith received the restored priesthood authority to organize Christ’s Church. John the Baptist appeared and conferred upon Joseph Smith and his associate Oliver Cowdery the Aaronic Priesthood?, which includes the authority to perform the ordinance? of baptism?. Later, Peter, James, and John (three of Christ’s original Apostles) appeared and conferred the Melchizedek Priesthood? upon Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery, restoring the same authority given to Christ’s Apostles anciently. In 1830, with this priesthood authority, the same Church of Jesus Christ that existed centuries ago was organized and restored to the earth by Joseph Smith.

A living prophet—the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—is the authorized successor to Joseph Smith. He and the present Apostles? trace their authority to Jesus Christ in an unbroken chain of ordinations through Joseph Smith.

All male members of the Church who are worthy and prepared may receive the priesthood to help lead the Church and serve Heavenly Father’s children. A man with the priesthood might serve by leading congregations of the Church, performing the ordinances of the Church (such as baptism), and blessing those who are sick. God expects those who hold this sacred priesthood authority to follow the example of Jesus Christ and serve with love, gentleness, and kindness.

Answer 10

Only someone who has had the priesthood line, handed down from one worthy priesthood holder to another. The Levitical priesthood is an example of this.

The only people in the world with God's authority to baptize are priesthood holders within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. No-one else is authorised to perform this ordinance.

See here for the story of the restoration of the Priesthood, as had by Jesus Christ and his Apostles, and all former prophets before them:

http://www.mormon.org/mormonorg/eng/basic-beliefs/the-restoration-of-truth/the-restoration-of-the-priesthood